PBS Space Time

PBS Space Time

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12 Seasons · 428 Episodes · Premiered February 11, 2015

PBS Space Time explores the outer reaches of space, the craziness of astrophysics, the possibilities of sci-fi, and anything else you can think of beyond Planet Earth. Host Matt O'Dowd breaks down the both the basic and incredibly complex sides of space and time.

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 2015

43 episodes
E01
What Planet is Super Mario World?
Wed, Feb 11 2015 5:00 PM GMT+0000 15 min
E02
Is It Irrational to Believe in Aliens?
Wed, Feb 18 2015 5:00 PM GMT+0000 15 min
E03
How Do You Measure the Size of the Universe?
Wed, Feb 25 2015 5:00 PM GMT+0000 15 min
E04
Should We Colonize Venus Instead of Mars?
Wed, Mar 4 2015 5:00 PM GMT+0000 15 min
E05
What Will Destroy Planet Earth?
Wed, Mar 11 2015 4:00 PM GMT+0000 15 min
E06
Can a Starfox Barrel Roll Work in Space?
Wed, Mar 18 2015 4:00 PM GMT+0000 15 min
E07
Cosmic Microwave Background Explained
Wed, Mar 25 2015 4:00 PM GMT+0000 15 min
E08
Is the Moon in Majora's Mask a Black Hole?
Wed, Apr 1 2015 4:00 PM GMT+0000 15 min
E09
Could You Fart Your Way to the Moon?
Wed, Apr 8 2015 4:00 PM GMT+0000 15 min
E10
How to Weigh a Fart
Thu, Apr 9 2015 4:00 PM GMT+0000 15 min
E11
Could NASA Start the Zombie Apocalypse?
Wed, Apr 15 2015 4:00 PM GMT+0000 15 min
E12
Are Space and Time an Illusion?
Wed, Apr 22 2015 4:00 PM GMT+0000 15 min
E13
What's the Most Realistic Artificial Gravity in Sci-Fi?
Wed, Apr 29 2015 4:00 PM GMT+0000 15 min
E14
Should the First Mars Mission Be All Women?
Wed, May 6 2015 4:00 PM GMT+0000 15 min
E15
9 NASA Technologies Shaping YOUR Future
Wed, May 13 2015 4:00 PM GMT+0000 15 min
E16
The Real Meaning of E=mc²
Wed, May 20 2015 4:00 PM GMT+0000 15 min
E17
Habitable Exoplanets Debunked!
Wed, May 27 2015 4:00 PM GMT+0000 15 min
E18
Is Gravity an Illusion?
Wed, Jun 3 2015 4:00 PM GMT+0000 15 min
E19
Challenge: What Happens to a Helium Balloon in Freefall?
Wed, Jun 10 2015 4:00 PM GMT+0000 15 min
E20
How to Signal Aliens
Wed, Jun 17 2015 4:00 PM GMT+0000 15 min
E21
The Calendar, Australia & White Christmas
Wed, Jun 24 2015 4:00 PM GMT+0000 15 min
E22
Can a Circle Be a Straight Line?
Thu, Jul 2 2015 4:00 PM GMT+0000 15 min
E23
Curvature Demonstrated + Comments
Wed, Jul 8 2015 4:00 PM GMT+0000 15 min
E24
The Leap Second Explained
Wed, Jul 8 2015 4:00 PM GMT+0000 15 min
E25
Can You Trust Your Eyes in Spacetime?
Wed, Jul 15 2015 4:00 PM GMT+0000 15 min
E26
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT + Flat Spacetime Geometry Comments
Wed, Jul 22 2015 4:00 PM GMT+0000 15 min
E27
General Relativity & Curved Spacetime Explained!
Wed, Jul 29 2015 4:00 PM GMT+0000 15 min
E28
What Physics Teachers Get Wrong About Tides!
Wed, Aug 5 2015 4:00 PM GMT+0000 15 min
E29
Challenge: Which Particle Wins This Race?
Wed, Aug 12 2015 4:00 PM GMT+0000 15 min
E30
Do Events Inside Black Holes Happen?
Wed, Aug 19 2015 4:00 PM GMT+0000 15 min
E31
Watch THIS! (New Host + Challenge Winners)
Thu, Aug 27 2015 4:00 PM GMT+0000 15 min
E32
Does Dark Matter BREAK Physics?
Wed, Sep 23 2015 4:00 PM GMT+0000 15 min
E33
What Happens at the Edge of the Universe?
Wed, Sep 30 2015 4:00 PM GMT+0000 15 min
E34
The Speed of Light is NOT About Light
Wed, Oct 7 2015 4:00 PM GMT+0000 15 min
E35
5 REAL Possibilities for Interstellar Travel
Thu, Oct 15 2015 4:00 PM GMT+0000 15 min
E36
Have Gravitational Waves Been Discovered?!?
Thu, Oct 22 2015 4:00 PM GMT+0000 15 min
E37
Is the Alcubierre Warp Drive Possible?
Wed, Oct 28 2015 4:00 PM GMT+0000 15 min
E38
Why Haven't We Found Alien Life?
Thu, Nov 5 2015 5:00 PM GMT+0000 15 min
E39
Challenge: Can You Save Earth from a Killer Asteroid?
Wed, Nov 11 2015 5:00 PM GMT+0000 15 min
E40
5 Ways to Stop a Killer Asteroid
Wed, Nov 18 2015 5:00 PM GMT+0000 15 min
E41
100 Years of Relativity + Challenge Winners!
Wed, Nov 25 2015 5:00 PM GMT+0000 15 min
E42
How to Build a Black Hole
Wed, Dec 9 2015 5:00 PM GMT+0000 15 min
E43
The Higgs Mechanism Explained
Wed, Dec 16 2015 5:00 PM GMT+0000 15 min

Season 2016

48 episodes

Season 2017

45 episodes

Season 2018

44 episodes

Season 2019

40 episodes

Season 2020

41 episodes

Season 2021

35 episodes

Season 2022

34 episodes

Season 2023

33 episodes

Season 2024

33 episodes

Season 2025

26 episodes

Season 2026

6 episodes

Cast

Matthew O'Dowd
Matthew O'Dowd as Host

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